By Rob Schabert, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
RICHMOND, Ky. – Tennessee Tech sophomore Allyson Dunn nearly pulled of the improbable Saturday, initializing the lowest score of the entire tournament and making a charge at the tourney leader before finishing second to earn all-tournament honors.
Dunn's efforts helped the Tennessee Tech women's golf team claim the third-best total of the day and finish in third place overall among the 12 teams battling at the EKU Colonel Classic, a 54-hole event staged at the University Club at Arlington.
Teeing off in the tourney's third round tied for fourth place, eight shots back of IUPUI's Aneta Abrahamova, Dunn carded the day's best with a two-under 70. Hitting 16 pars and two birdies in the round, she made up six shots on the leader as Abrahamova finished with a 76 and earned medalist honors with a two-over 218. Dunn wound up at four-over 220.
Dunn (accepting her second place award/photo at left) played the most holes in par with 44, while Abrahamova led the field of 75 players in scoring birdies with 10.
Host Eastern Kentucky, playing on its home course, protected the six-shot lead it held after Friday's first two rounds. The Colonels added a 301 Saturday to win the team title with a 912 total.
Ball State closed with a 305 to sneak ahead of the Golden Eagles and capture second play, 10 shots back of EKU at 922. The Golden Eagles, who had the lowest round of the entire tournament with a 298 in Friday's second round, managed a 316 Saturday and finished third at 933. Tech finished one shot ahead of Ohio (934) and two better than IUPUI (935), both of whom were tied with the Golden Eagles as the day began.
Austin Peay (943) placed sixth, followed by Bowling Green (947), Northern Kentucky (961), Belmont (963), Cleveland State (979) and Dayton (981).
Freshman Hollee Sadler was next on the leaderboard for coach Polk Brown's team, tied fr 14th place at 234 after carding a final round 79. Junior Whitney Robertson, who entered the day tied for 11th place, slipped to a final round 85, finishing tied for 36th place at 242.
Freshman Lindsay Miller closed with an 83 to finish 40th at 243, while senior Maddi Everts shot an 84 Saturday to finish 45th at 245. Miller had the third-most birdies in the tourney with seven.
Junior Lydia Triplett led four Tech entries competing individually, going 80-81-81 for a 242 to tie for 36th place. Senior Megan Williamson was 50th at 246, followed by Anna Cunningham at 249 and Haley Davidson at 255.
Joining Abrahamova and Dunn on the all-tournament team were Rachel Welker (222) and Sofie Levin (228) of Eastern Kentucky and Allison Lindley (224) of Ball State.
The Golden Eagles will get right back in action next Friday and Saturday (April 8-9) at the Murray State Time Warner Invitational, the final tournament on the schedule before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, April 18-20.
